AUSTIN-One too many clients had questioned Austin's investment climate, prompting Holliday Fenoglio Fowler to look at the numbers. All eyes had been on the drkoops instead of the city's true economic drivers.

DALLAS-As one company's lifeline folds, a key industry player opens talks to salvage the once-purported salvager. GlobeSt.com has learned that C&W could take all or part of Zethus. Realty IQ looks for another buyer.

DALLAS-Enviro-Kleen and Pinkerton Systems have signed long-term pacts for expanded space in the region. One company has just moved into its new location and the other is eyeing an April 1 relocation.

DALLAS-It's a season of change among the region's corporations, with hires and promotions regularly coming down the pike. The latest is the hiring of Louis G. Erskine as senior vice president of business development for the Staubach Co.

DALLAS-Arledge/Power is taking some tips from the big boys in the trade and adding its own philosophy about what clients need. A new vice president has been added to oversee and develop transaction services, but he is part of a team as it should be, says a company principal and co-founder.

DALLAS-Silverleaf Resorts is restructuring to keep the 12-year-old operation afloat for its 116,000 members. Serious problems, but not insurmountable ones, contends a Silverleaf executive.

DALLAS-Texas has all the right genes for weathering a nationwide recession, say regional executives. Job growth is slowing somewhat statewide, but it's still far ahead of the rest of the Union. The state's diversification is the key to continued growth.

ARLINGTON, TX-Ft. Worth-based JaGee Properties has just finished a redevelopment in Arlington and is counting the days to a groundbreaking for the 16-acre, 28,000-sf Shops on Cooper. The latest undertaking is a high-end center in the heart of the city's primary shopping district.